2013 Banned Book Bone

Info and facts about banned books and the book Bone

2013 Banned Book Bone

Info and facts about banned books and the book Bone

Banned Books Week

According to the American Library Association, "Banned Books week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Its typically held during the last week of September. By focusing on efforts across the country to remove or restrict access to books, Banned Books Week draws national attention to the harms of censorship."

Freedom To Read!

This symbol represents the support for the comic book legal defense fund. It is the symbol of having the freedom to read whatever book you choose and not banning books. Bone was also included in the be free to read symbol.

bone book

In 2005 Scholastic launched Graphix with the publication of Jeff Smith's Bone in full color. To celebrate ten years of publishing they offered a special tribute edition of Out Of Boneville. Bone was banned because it was said to have a political viewpoint, racism, and violence. Vol.2 of the book was said to be politically offensive.

another bone book

Humor,Mystery,and adventure are spun together in this action-packed, side-splitting saga. Why you should read bone is because it has gotten 10 Eisner Awards and 11 Harvey Awards. This book should not be banned because thousands of kids love to read these books.

Freedom To Read!

This symbol represents the support for the comic book legal defense fund. It is the symbol of having the freedom to read whatever book you choose and not banning books. Bone was also included in the be free to read symbol.

bone book

In 2005 Scholastic launched Graphix with the publication of Jeff Smith's Bone in full color. To celebrate ten years of publishing they offered a special tribute edition of Out Of Boneville. Bone was banned because it was said to have a political viewpoint, racism, and violence. Vol.2 of the book was said to be politically offensive.

another bone book

Humor,Mystery,and adventure are spun together in this action-packed, side-splitting saga. Why you should read bone is because it has gotten 10 Eisner Awards and 11 Harvey Awards. This book should not be banned because thousands of kids love to read these books.

Bone and why it was banned.

Bone is one of the most challenged books in American libraries. The bone series has faced several challenges and one ban over the years.In 2013 bone was challenged twice in Texas schools. Because of the Texas challenges, Bone came in at #10 ALA's list of books frequently challenged in 2013.

Author's Quote

By Jeff Smith

"The point is that they are trying to take away someone else’s ability to choose what they want to read, and you can’t do that.”